My directors have had a crazy schedule ever since I arrived here and they've been in Kampala most of the time. So tonight, after much car trouble and other obstacles, they finally arrived back in Masindi.
They had me over for dinner and prepared a Mexican themed feast at my request. It was awesome! Yes, chips and salsa were present! It was a really pleasant meal with pleasant people, I really appreciated the belated welcome.
However, dinner conversation focused on some of the darker aspects of local culture. Revenge, witchcraft, child sacrifice, poisoning, and abuse. It is very difficult to understand how such things can become cultural norms. I'm wondering how I would handle a situation where I encountered something like this. Despite all my training... I'm not sure where I'd even begin.
Then I arrived home to find a very sick kitty, soiling most surfaces of my room with vomit, etc. Oh no! She seems to be doing better now. I'm keeping her hydrated. But you'll notice that I'm posting this well past midnight. Its been a long few hours.
My best guess is that she drank some spoiled milk. It is so difficult to keep food from going bad here. The moist climate coupled with the long periods of time without electricity (lack of refrigeration) is a bad combination. I buy tiny quantities of stuff and I still end up throwing much of it away.
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